Hey! What's up with the flash?

What does the guy (or Gal) do in the $450,000 Carrera GT??

[AUDIOGUY]

I still get the old hand at the 12oclock position waive from most Porsche drivers in my area. Although, driving a Boxster S where I live is pretty low on the totem pole. I usually pass every kind of AMG benz, Bently Cont. , Ferrari 360 spyder, Vipers etc. on
a daily basis.
What are these people doing for a living?

[TriGem2k]

Originally Posted by bmussatti

What does the guy (or Gal) do in the $450,000 Carrera GT??

He/She can take the top off look up in the sky and Thank the Lord....

[SD987]

"What does the guy (or Gal) do in the $450,000 Carrera GT??"

When at the dealer, I was thumbing through the latest Christophorous (or Panorama or one of 'em), and they had an article on the shutting down of the CGT production line. They also had input from the woman responsible for handling the meet and greet for owners picking up their CGTs in person. Of all the owners she'd met, only two were female.

I guess that's one reason I don't meet chicks driving CGTs down at my favorite watering hole.

She also said one owner pulled the cover off his CGT and broke down crying, as he was overwhelmed with emotion. Anyone ever moved to tears by their Boxster?

[TriGem2k]

Originally Posted by SD987

Anyone ever moved to tears by their Boxster?

I have/do....Everytime i do some type of cosmetic mod

[Grizzly]

It happened to me again on the way home. I was stopped at a traffic light and an Arctic Silver 996 was stopped opposite me in the left turn lane. Maybe he didn't see me. We only sat there looking at each other for a minute and thirty nine seconds (not that I was counting).

Man that pisses me off! Bet he'd have seen me if I'd T-boned him with my Bronco and pushed him into a ditch.

...and yes, I did wave...and flash...and looked like a dick doing it.

[porscheracer]

The new generation of yuppies are buying exotic cars mainly for status and looks. God forbid if you take away their full service at Mobil.

I overheard conversation with this guy with a yellow tip boxster and service manager and he just went on and on about creaking noise to take that ding off.
Its a sports car its suppose to make noise!

[denverpete]

Originally Posted by porscheracer

The new generation of yuppies are buying exotic cars mainly for status and looks. God forbid if you take away their full service at Mobil.

I overheard conversation with this guy with a yellow tip boxster and service manager and he just went on and on about creaking noise to take that ding off.
Its a sports car its suppose to make noise!

I hardly consider a Boxster to be an "exotic". No offense, but why else would you spend $250,000 on a car except for looks and status? Certainly not because you need to get groceries at 200 MPH....

[derb]

I live in Northern Virginia and see few Porsche cars on a daily basis. I try to flash my fog lights to acknowledge the other driver and I usually get a response. While driving in northern NY state earlier this month a string of Harleys passed by and one rider gave me a 'thumbs up' salute. I thought that was cool.
This past weekend I was driving thru Purcellville and got a wave from a 911 driver. Then, a few miles later, a 911 driver at a stop light in Leesburg didn't even look my way. At the next traffic light he blew thru the yellow light and I chose not to run the potential red light.

Have any fellow NoVa Boxster owners driven Snickersville Turnpike? It's a really fun drive and some of the road has recently been repaved- but I usually get stuck behind some SUV (or worse, horse trailer) going under the speed limit 50% of the drive.

Regards,
derb

[Jeph]

I think the wave distinguishes the enthusiasts from the owners. The people that don't wave got the car simply for the sake of owning a Porsche. That's my theory.

I remember the first wave I got. I was thinking to myself, "there's a Porsche guy like me, I'm so gonna wave. Then low and behold, he waved first." It's weird how rewarding that is.


Headlight flashings are reserved to inform other motorists of "radar patrol ahead." Don't do that.

Originally Posted by Jeph

I think the wave distinguishes the enthusiasts from the owners. The people that don't wave got the car simply for the sake of owning a Porsche. That's my theory.

I remember the first wave I got. I was thinking to myself, "there's a Porsche guy like me, I'm so gonna wave. Then low and behold, he waved first." It's weird how rewarding that is.


Headlight flashings are reserved to inform other motorists of "radar patrol ahead." Don't do that.

Hey Jeph, I think you nailed it!!